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The Sony Six Axis controller is by far, one of the most impressive and ergonomically efficient game controllers ever made. The device started with the old Playstation controller, which was shortly updated with two analog sticks and force feedback technology. The device was named the “Dual Shock” controller. When the Sony Playstation 2 came out, it came with the Dual Shock 2; it uses the same form of the original Dual Shock, but possessed additional pressure sensitivity in the controls.

While people expected that the PS3 would have the Dual Shock “3”, Sony made a surprising move by announcing that they removed the force feedback technology. Instead, they brought in motion controls and called the device “Six Axis”. Force feedback was given to later versions of the controller.

While the best type of gaming to be found these days is in a next gen console like the PS3, it is still nice to poke around with some of the novelty games that are in mobile phones. The Nokia N900 for one has plenty of game applications and access to large number of ROMs thanks to the various emulators for the system. Since the N900 lacks a controller, playing ROMs meant for consoles takes a little getting used.

It comes as to no surprise that Tomasz Sterna found a way to adapt the PC exploit which allowed people to utilize the PS3 controller through Bluetooth to the Nokia N900. The result is simply astounding. Using the said exploit, the N900 is able to accept player input from the Six Axis, effectively giving users an instant game controller for the mobile phone. With the video output port of the N900 in use, the setup is akin to an instant retro-console rig.

See the video of the N900 and the Six Axis in use at Engadget.

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